Manga News and Information
RankingMangaCast translates the weekly Doujinshi ranking in Japan (12/02) according to Messe Sanoh, compiled by Akiba Blog (NSFW). Cold Cut Distribution has released a list of its top 300 products for 2006. Icarus Blog (NSFW) has posted a filtered list containing only manga and adult titles: Manga top 10 according to Tohan. On the USA Today Booklist Top 150 (PDF) for the week ending January 7, VIZ Media's Naruto volume 12 ranked #108, Death Note volume 9 ranked #126, and Tokyopop's Fruits Basket volume 15 ranked #148. Monthly comics top 10 in the U.S. according to PWCW.
MangaCast translates the weekly Doujinshi ranking in Japan (12/02) according to Toranoana Akihabara, compiled by Akiba Blog (NSFW). The French Association of Comics Critics and Journalists (l'ACBD - Association des Critiques et journalistes de Bande Dessin??e) has released its annual report of on comics and manga in France. The list shows interesting informations about how styles and name-recognition affect manga sales in France. The Japanese manga with the biggest success was Naruto, with 130,000 units printed for each edition. Below is a list of the graphic novel that were printed. All information are from the PDF archive on the Association website. MangaCast translates the weekly Doujinshi ranking in Japan (12/02) according to Toranoana Akihabara, compiled by Akiba Blog (NSFW). On the USA Today Booklist Top 150 (PDF) for the week ending December 31, volume 12 of VIZ Media's Naruto ranked #77, while volume 15 of Tokyopop's Fruits Basket ranked #82. |
Manga Zombie
Finale: Panelosophy
An ongoing conversation about the philosophy behind manga both in the U.S. and abroad. Manga Ranking
Monthly charts of comparative manga rankings based on aggregate online sales listings from Matt Blind. |
ComiPress teams up with writer Udagawa Takeo and translator John Gallagher to publish an online version of the English-language translation of Manga Zombie.
